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Topic: Fi attempts Line and Wash (Read 2483 times)

Inspired by Mea and her great progress in line and wash, I thought I would give it a go.... I'll start off with something simple like a poppy .... Well that didn't go according to plan, as I found myself sketching a scent from a photo I took a year or two ago.... of a fisherman's cottage... It needs a boat, I thought, so I trawled through some more photo's I'd taken and added a boat to it.... all sketched freehand and in an afternoon So here it is then, I present you with "Poppy"... ahem....

I'm not too happy with the trees, but other than that I quite like it. Although it's more of a watercolour sketch with pen thn it is a line and wash

I think it's lovely - the little cottage is so quaint. Not quite sure about what the boat is doing up against the house, though. That should make for a lively story. Where's John Box when you need him???

The one thing I would be mindful of, and I do have to remind myself of it when doing line & wash.... is that the w/c must be kept as a light wash or it does indeed become a w/c painting! Overall you have done an excellent job, one addition you could make if so inclined.... paint 'Poppy's" name on her transom!

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Cheers, Val

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